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WARPARTY36 09-02-2011 03:43 PM


Originally Posted by SDFever (Post 3494794)
One of the best quotes from that movie is when Jackie Gleason pulls up behind the abandoned car Sally was driving and surprises those kids gettting ready to part-it-out..

"Hold up on that carwash gentlemen".

Luv it!!

I think it's actually "Hold up on that car wise gentlemen".:drink:

HaxbySpeed 09-02-2011 08:14 PM

Up here all the commercial traffic refer to them as WAFI's.
Wind Assisted Phucking Idiots. I'm sure these guys had the right of way too..



[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZPWA_3YfIM[/YOUTUBE]

augie58 09-03-2011 02:49 PM


Originally Posted by HaxbySpeed (Post 3494962)
Up here all the commercial traffic refer to them as WAFI's.
Wind Assisted Phucking Idiots. I'm sure these guys had the right of way too..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZPWA_3YfIM

WAFI now that's better than ragbagger:grinser010:

ECeptor 09-03-2011 06:30 PM


Originally Posted by CigDaze (Post 3480937)
Additionally, how about some common friggin' sense.

Good link. I especially like "So, to sum up today’s lesson in physics. Don’t play in front of large ships. They are bigger, they are dangerous, and they may never see you."

In some, if not all, parts of the world the ship that is working has right of way. Working boats (especially giant ones like tankers) usually follow are fairly consistant path. It's the legal obligation of the recreational boater to get out of their way and keep the shipping channels clear.


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